Leading UK plant hire company, Think Hire, has announced a major collaboration with environmental energy providers EV3 Power. The partnership will allow construction sites to access fully environmentally friendly plant, reducing their carbon footprint, meeting [read more…]
A lack of long-term thinking coupled with material prices and supply chain disruption are limiting the construction industry’s recovery potential, warn the Federation of Master Builders in response to the construction PMI data published recently. [read more…]
Regional contractor G F Tomlinson has commenced works on a new 65,000 sq ft warehouse at Wakefield Hub for Newmarket Lane Ltd, a joint venture between developers HBD and Yorkcourt. Expected for completion by the [read more…]
While it will still take some time to digest all the implications of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget, here we gauge the reaction from a number of figures across the construction sector in order to get [read more…]
Pilot Group, a Manchester-based sustainable technology solutions firm, has agreed a deal to license Mains Lighting ranges previously produced by Eaton Electrical System Ltd. The move sees Pilot Group benefit from the intellectual property, manufacturing, [read more…]
Collaboration between Ravago Building Solutions, SIG Distribution, and Keltbray has seen Ravatherm XPS X insulation selected for the prestigious Gateway Central development at White City Place. The new 11-storey building meets significant demand for office [read more…]
The pandemic has caused huge amounts of disruption to construction sites across the country. Here, Kate Onions, partner and head of construction disputes at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau, looks at ways to address the issue. [read more…]
Construction industry professionals and homeowners across the UK and Ireland can now benefit from an extra rewards boost this spring, thanks to roof window manufacturer VELUX®. Introduced in 2015, VELUX Rewards is a scheme designed [read more…]
With the roadmap to recovery having now been announced and with light hopefully at the end of the tunnel, we’ve been catching up with a number of businesses within the construction sector to see what [read more…]
SME builders are pressing the chancellor Rishi Sunak to offer a series of important tax cuts to boost employment and address dwindling workloads. The Federation of Master Builders, FMB’s state of the trade survey shows [read more…]
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